Holbeck, Nottinghamshire

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Holbeck
Location within Nottinghamshire
Population195 (2011)
OS grid reference SK544732
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town WORKSOP
Postcode district S80
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53°15′N1°11′W / 53.25°N 1.18°W / 53.25; -1.18

Holbeck is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Norton, Cuckney, Holbeck and Welbeck, in the Bassetlaw district, in the county of Nottinghamshire, England. It is located 6 miles south-west of Worksop. According to the 2001 census it the parish a population of 449, [1] reducing to 195 (including Holbeck Woodhouse and Welbeck) at the 2011 Census. [2] It is an estate village built for the Dukes of Portland at Welbeck Abbey.

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History

Holbeck was formerly a township in the parish of Norton-Cuckney, [3] from 1866 Holbeck was a civil parish in its own right, [4] on 1 April 2023 the parish was abolished and merged with Norton and Cuckney and Welbeck to form "Norton, Cuckney, Holbeck and Welbeck". [5]

St Winifred's Church

The parish church of St Winifred was built between 1913 and 1916, for the benefit of the Dukes of Portland, and as a burial place for the dukes and their families. It also contains the tombstone of Lady Ottoline Morrel. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "Area: Holbeck CP (Parish)"
  2. ↑ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
  3. ↑ "History of Holbeck, in Bassetlaw and Nottinghamshire". A Vision of Britain through Time . Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  4. ↑ "Relationships and changes Holbeck Tn/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  5. ↑ "The Bassetlaw (Reorganisation of Community Governance) Order 2022" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for England . Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  6. ↑ Pevsner, Nikolaus. 1979. The Buildings of England:Nottinghamshire. page 145. Harmondsworth, Middx. Penguin.

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